Fiji's acting military commander has confirmed that about 60 soldiers have been seconded or posted to the Civil Service to boost performance.
These include the positions of Commissioner of Prisons, Commissioner of Police and Director of Immigration.
The acting Commander and chief of staff, Colonel Aziz Mohammed, told Fiji Live that not all were senior officers; some 15 junior officers have been seconded to immigration and others to other government departments.
He said there was no need "as yet" to second any more soldiers to the civil service, but if the need arose, they would do so.
Asked if the 60 were seconded or posted because the army was unhappy with the lack of support from the civil service for the interim administration, Colonel Mohammed said they wanted to bring about reforms at a faster rate.
